A Seat

In the seats of handicaps
With a beautiful picture window view of the world
With an oversized warning placed dead center
This is how the universe looks

Not unlike television
Or the peripheral limitations of the human eyes
When operating in tandem
A rectangle or perhaps an ellipse
Something akin to sixteen by nine
Is offered up as a way to experience
Life in dimensions, colors and brightness

This seat with comfort for two can be hogged by one
This seat with comfort of cushion is comfortable for about an hour
This seat with blue vinyl covering does not absorb liquids
This seat folds up in the event that an actual handicap were to need the seatless space
This seat has a hinge and a spring
This seat can hold warmth for several minutes
This seat is near the door

The warning in the middle of the picture window
Displays the image of a human
Falling between the train and the train platform
It appears that this figure has one leg in the train
While the other is sliding into the gap that the sticker clearly states you should watch
Warning Watch the Gap it states
A yellow triangle surrounding a black explanation point
Let's everyone know the view outside
Is just a view
Not a reality and also
That view is property of the Long Island Rail Road
From this vantage
This is clearly evident from the large sticker
Placed directly in the center
Of an otherwise beautiful view

Beautiful view to include:
Brick, steel railing, large diesel vehicles in lots, lots, rows of homes, modern architecture in the form of public buildings and schools, plenty of windows, parking garages, trees, fences, walls, signs, advertisements, lightposts, telephone and electric poles, cables, wires (including barbed and razor), antennae and satellite dishes, cars and trucks and vans and busses, people, birds, garbage cans, concrete, asphalt, roadways, highways, overpasses, underpasses, other trains, tracks, and other objects.
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1.11.11

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